~~~ Thanks Kathi ... very important article ... don't want this lost
amongst the garbage posted here.

Reminds me of the years and years the PS's broke up the protective
capsules ... injuring the women and the implants. ~~~~

http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/medline/pmid;15318049

George J. Zambacos, Dai Nguyen, and Robert J. Morris Effect of
Povidone Iodine on Silicone Gel Breast Implants In Vitro: Implications
for Clinical Practice. Plast Reconstr Surg, September 1, 2004; 114(3):
706-710.

Plymouth, United Kingdom; From the Department of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Derriford Hospital.

Irrigation of breast implants and breast implant pockets with various
solutions, including povidone iodine, has been a common practice among
plastic surgeons for many years. Recent reports of potential weakening
of silicone tubing have led the Food and Drug Administration to
pronounce any contact of povidone iodine with breast implants a
contraindication. An in vitro experimental study was undertaken to
assess the effect of povidone iodine on the physical properties of
silicone breast implant shells. Identical specimens were obtained from
the shells of silicone breast implants according to published
standards. The specimens were randomly assigned to eight groups of
five and incubated in various solutions of decreasing concentration of
povidone iodine (10% to 0.01%), and a control group (0.9% saline) was
used. The containers were stored in a warming cabinet at 37°C for 4
weeks. Testing of the specimens for tensile strength following 4 weeks
of incubation showed no significant difference among any of the
groups, including the control group. In addition, no correlation was
shown between the concentration of the solution used and the tensile
strength of the specimens.

PMID: 15318049  

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